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Discovery Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
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Discovery Princess

7 Night Alaska Inside Passage (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 03, 2022

Ship: Discovery Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: D411

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Not thrilled with Princess, Alaska was beautiful but feel itinerary didn't allow us to see much. And didn't feel for the amount of money spent that we were given the best service.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Crowded

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Buffet was the best. Dining room service was rushed. Specialty dining- app kept saying no availability, but when went to in person was able to get a reservation. Then when we showed up the restaurant was very empty. Was almost like they didn't want anyone to come.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Lacking in activities.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Main shows were good, and enjoyed a few of game shows because of personality of Cruise Director.

Children's Programs

No children. But felt sorry for parents. Pool seemed like only option.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Room steward was attentive. Mixed review on wait staff. Depended on where you were. Two stood out, our waitress in Piazza Lounge and our waiter at Sorrentino's.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Lay out was congested. Elevators were not kept well. Rooms were very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Smaller than on other cruises.

Ship tip

They claim to go into Dawes Glacier and they don't - very disappointing. Excursions book up way too fast, had to use kiosks on dock and arrange our own. Crowded spaces.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
A lot to do. But again we arranged our own tours. So we enjoyed visit.

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5
We went into town, not much to see. Did have lunch at Crab Shack - very good.

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

2 out of 5
We just did a cruise through and did not go near glacier. Very disappointing.

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5
We arranged our own excursion. Went to Mendenhall Glacier - beautiful. My husband booked a kayaking excursion through Princess - again not what advertised - did not see glacier.

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5
Train ride was excellent. We enjoyed Skagway the best.

Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5
We arranged our own excursion - took a carriage ride. Beautiful city, but too many other cruises in at same time. Too busy and not enough time to do anything.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
They didn't lose our luggage, but not exactly where they said it would be. Next time will just take a taxi on our own instead of booking a transfer.
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